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Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform manual heating, thermal cutting and gouging including the assembly and disassembly and operation of the equipment on a range of materials.

Where the selection and use of tools is required unit MEM18001 Use hand tools and unit MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations, should also be selected as appropriate.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

1. Determine job requirements

  • 1.1 Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2 Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3 Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4 Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2. Select and set up heating and thermal cutting equipment

  • 2.1 Select cutting process and/or method appropriate for material
  • 2.2 Select and assemble appropriate accessories and equipment
  • 2.3 Ensure equipment is in safe working condition
  • 2.4 Set up equipment following SOPs

3. Perform heating and thermal cutting

  • 3.1 Follow equipment start-up procedures and make adjustments as required
  • 3.2 Make appropriate cutting allowances
  • 3.3 Minimise wastage of materials when performing manual heating and thermal cutting
  • 3.4 Identify defects and take corrective action in accordance with SOPs
  • 3.5 Heat and cut material to specification
  • 3.6 Inspect shape/size/length of final product for compliance with specifications

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

selecting equipment appropriate to the material

checking condition of equipment

setting up:

gas cylinders

hoses

blowpipes

tips and nozzles

regulators

flashback arrestors

operating equipment to cut materials making appropriate cutting allowances to ensure material is used in most economical way

identifying defects and taking appropriate remedial action

heating material to specification

checking final product for compliance with specifications.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

cutting processes appropriate to various materials

heating and cutting specifications

purpose of, and setting up requirements, of:

gas cylinders

hoses

blowpipes

tips and nozzles

regulators

flashback arrestors

tools, equipment, techniques and procedures for heating and cutting

potential equipment faults

assembling procedures for equipment and accessories

equipment pre-checks and operation

procedures for adjusting heating and cutting equipment

cutting allowances and reasons for applying them

procedures and reasons for minimising waste material

cutting defects and their causes and tools, equipment and techniques required to correct defects.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in performing manual heating and thermal cutting at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

  • text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 25 February 2026